Beside the stove, Li Fengnian just lit a pot of dry smoke and took two beautiful puffs!
"Dad, why are you coming back alone? Where are the eldest brother, the third brother, and the fourth brother?"
Zhou Yang asked while pouring water for his father-in-law.
"They should still be busy at the brigade headquarters. I went to the commune in the morning and I'm not in the brigade!" Li Fengnian said.
"Oh, the meal is almost ready. I have to ask my eldest brother and the others to come back for dinner!" Zhou Yang said.
"Let Huzi go!"
Then the old father-in-law said to his eldest grandson Li Hu who was playing outside the house: "Huzi, go ask your father, third uncle, and fourth uncle to come back for dinner!"
"Okay grandpa!"
After saying that, the boy quickly ran out of the door!
After watching Hu Zi leave, the father-in-law took two puffs of dry cigarette and said, "The boss talked to me today!"
"Oh, it's quite fast. Who asked you to talk?"
Zhou Yang was not surprised by this. After all, Mr. An's attitude was so clear that day, and Director Hu from the county also expressed his attitude. The father-in-law's promotion was almost a certainty, and it was inevitable to talk to him from above. .
But Zhou Yang didn't expect that the county would move so quickly. After all, it had only been a few days!
"It's Director Liu from the County Organization Department!"
"The specifications are quite high. What does it mean? How are we going to arrange it for you?" Zhou Yang asked again.
"Two options, one is to work in the county, the position is to be determined, and the other is to be the deputy director of our Solidarity Commune!" Li Fengnian said.
"Then what do you think?"
"To be honest, I have no interest in either position. If possible, I still want to continue to be my brigade secretary and guard these villages!"
"You really think so?"
"Well, I will be 48 years old after the Chinese New Year. There is no point in pursuing an official career at this age. More importantly, I want to do more practical things for the villagers!" Li Fengnian said.
Zhou Yang smiled and said: "I understand what you mean, but I think, judging from the current situation, accepting the county's arrangement is not necessarily a bad thing!"
"Oh, do you think I should work in the commune or the county?"
"Forget it about the county. Given your situation, you won't be assigned to any important positions, but the deputy director of the commune can give it a try!"
Then Zhou Yang continued: "The deputy director of the commune is actually no different from your current village party secretary, except that you are in charge of one brigade now, and you may be in charge of several brigade in the future."
"Since you want to do something practical for the people, one brigade will do it, and two brigade will do it, so why not take care of a few more brigade?"
Li Fengnian smiled and said: "It's not as simple as you kid said. If I became the deputy director, I would have to work in the commune. How could I be as comfortable as I am now!"
"Besides, I'm just the branch secretary now, not a national cadre at all. But if I become the deputy director, it will be different. I will have to deal with the big leaders in the county in the future. Just thinking about it gives me a headache!"
Zhou Yang smiled and said: "Haha, what's the trouble? You are not afraid of the most vicious enemies on the battlefield, why are you still afraid of them?"
"It's not a question of whether I'm afraid or not, it's just that I find it a bit troublesome!"
"Dad, I don't want you to serve in the commune because I think the deputy director of the commune has great power, but because I want you to keep the fruits of the labor of the villagers!" Zhou Yang suddenly said.
"What do you mean?"
"Dad, we used to do it quietly. The higher-ups didn't know the situation, so nothing happened."
Then Zhou Yang continued: "But this dividend has directly exposed us to everyone, so it is inevitable that no one will be jealous!"
"So what if they are jealous? Could they still come to rob our village of money and food?" Li Fengnian frowned.
"Money and silk are so touching, no one may dare to do this!" Zhou Yang said.
"dare?"
Zhou Yang said with a serious look: "Let's not talk about this for now. Next, someone will inevitably come to inspect our village. When leaders from the commune, county, regional offices, and even the province come, we will have to eat and drink well." Are you entertaining?"
"Moreover, there are more people coming, including those who fight against the autumn wind. Can you, a small village party secretary, stop them?"
"If I become the deputy director of the commune, can I stop him?" Li Fengnian asked.
"I can't, but I can stop some demons and monsters!"
Then Zhou Yang continued: "The so-called King of Hell is easy to deal with. In fact, there is a high probability that leaders at the provincial and municipal levels will not do such a low price. On the contrary, the cadres at the county and commune levels are more likely to do so. If you become With this deputy director, these people will be more restrained!"
"Plus I'm here to help, so those with evil intentions shouldn't be able to succeed!"
After Zhou Yang said this, Li Fengnian immediately started thinking seriously!
After a long while, he said again: "If I serve as the deputy director, who do you think is the right person to serve as the branch secretary of our brigade?"
"Dad, do you have a suitable candidate in mind?"
"Zuo Tai from Zuojia Village, Zhang Laogen from Dawuhao Village, and Huang Zheng from Yanjiadian are all fine!"
Zhou Yang shook his head and said: "I think it is best for the next village party secretary of Babaoliang Brigade to come from Babaoliang Village!"
"Why?"
Zhou Yang said immediately: "Because the whole brigade will develop in the future, whether it is funds or technology, our village's help is indispensable. In this case, it would not be appropriate for someone from another village to be the brigade party secretary!"
"Think about it, if people from our village are not taking the lead, do you think the members of our village would be happy if someone else asks our village to provide money and technology to help people in other villages?"
"Well, what you said makes sense. How about I mention it to the superiors and let you be the village party secretary?"
Zhou Yang shook his head and said: "Dad, I'd better forget it. You also know how busy I am now and I don't have that much energy to do this!"
"Then who do you think is suitable in our village?"
"Wang Ping can do it, Liang Feng can do it, and if identity is not a factor, Yan Gengdong can do it too!" Zhou Yang said.
"Yan Gengdong can't do it, but Wang Ping and Liang Feng can consider it!"
"Um..."
Just as they were talking, the sound of men talking and laughing came from outside the house. Zhou Yang and Li Fengnian turned around and saw three brothers, Li Jianguo, Li Jianjun, and Li Guoqiang, walking in together!
At the same time, the sister-in-law also came in and said: "Brother-in-law, the steamed buns are almost ready, and it's time to eat!"
"Okay, let's set out the bowls and chopsticks!"
Afterwards, the father-in-law and his father-in-law stopped talking and started preparing to eat!
Today, Lao Li's house is particularly lively. Except for Li Guoqing and his wife, who are busy training in the county and cannot come back, everyone else is here.
In addition to Zhou Yang's mother Ye Lifang, as well as two young men, Fan Debiao and Liu Yunlong, there are more than 20 people in the family!
Fortunately, the main house of the Li family is big enough, otherwise it would not be able to accommodate so many people.
Soon, the Li family’s large group table was set up, and the Kang table was also placed on the Kang!
The women and children all went to eat on the kang, while the men sat around the group table on the ground.
Today's dishes were particularly rich. In addition to braised beef with potatoes, braised pork, and chicken stewed with mushrooms, there were also braised pork offal, scrambled eggs, and stews. Two large tables were set up.
In addition, Zhou Yang also bought a large box of locally produced sorghum wine!
A bottle costs 1 yuan and 2 cents, which is definitely considered a luxury product in this era. After all, a bottle of Moutai only costs 4 yuan!
With meat, vegetables and wine, this birthday party for Zhou Jiayi’s child is really enviable!
What's even more enviable is that Zhou Yang specially brought a camera today and took pictures of everyone, recording this wonderful time!
Zhou Yang has never been willing to use this camera. He didn't even take it out during the team's commendation meeting a few days ago. On the one hand, it was because the film stock was limited and there was no way to develop the photos.
But more importantly, this is not an ordinary camera, but a special item used by agents. Zhou Yang doesn't want to take it out in front of outsiders to avoid getting into trouble.
Today is all about my family and friends, so I have no worries!
And with all the delicious food and wine on the table, Zhou Jiayi's birthday party finally started!
(group table, also called standing aside)
(dry tobacco bag)
(dry smoke pot)
(smoking dry tobacco)
